100+ classic cake recipes: The ultimate vintage collection
If you’re looking for a vintage-style dessert for a special occasion, check out our collection of more than 100 classic cake recipes to suit all tastes!
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The original Toll House Cookie recipe, plus the famous chocolate chip cookie’s history
The now-ubiquitous chocolate chip cookie came to be back in 1938, and soon were called ‘famous.’ Here’s the original Toll House cookie recipe, plus more of their history!
A brief history of avocados (or ‘alligator pears’) & 14 vintage avocado recipes
What’s the history of avocados – and where did these funny-looking things come from? Get the amazing avocado’s story here, and find out about their earlier name.
20 traditional homemade mincemeat recipes, including old-fashioned mince pies
Here are 20 classic mincemeat recipes (used to make the holiday favorite, mince pie) – as remembered through the decades by chefs, cookbook authors, in newspapers and family cookbooks.
Baker’s chocolate nut loaf with mocha frosting: Classic dessert delights from the ’30s
What were desserts like back in the ’30s? Here’s one that you can make to get a vintage taste! It’s a This mocha-frosted chocolate loaf cake is just as delicious as any recipe today.
Old-fashioned Grape Nuts stuffing recipes
Here’s a look back at a few of the recipes for Grape Nuts stuffing that have been published in newspapers over the years!
5 classic oven-fried chicken recipes from the ’30s
How to make oven-fried chicken – Texas recipe (1939) Oven-fried chicken is one of the dishes that is particularly simple to prepare. After the preliminary browning, all
Classic cookie recipes from the ’30s
To lots of folks, the Christmas season starts when they begin to make classic cookie recipes, when people spend many hours making sweet, fruity, spicy and nutty cookies that are relished by young and old.
Chocolate cottage pudding cake (1939)
Cottage pudding goes to town — glorified with Baker’s Chocolate! “How can anything economical taste so divine?” marveled my ritzy Cousin Sophie. Chocolate Cottage Pudding recipe Ingredients
Christmas gifts from the kitchen: Classic homemade candy and cookies (1936)
Who will not welcome a Merry Christmas Greeting in the form of a pretty package of your own homemade candy or cookies? Get recipes for caramels, fudge, butterscotch, marshmallow coconut squares and holiday cookies here!
Paula’s golden cream chocolate cake (1938)
Paula gives mother-in-law her comeuppance! “That little flibbertigibbet!” I thought the minute I clapped eyes on my son’s bride coming down the Pullman steps. “can’t boil water,
Chocolate-peanut cream cake recipe (1939)
Just try this moist-keeping Peanut Cream Cake, rich with Baker’s Chocolate Was it you we heard wishing for a summer cake recipe? We know you’ll like this
Chocolate orange cream pie recipe (1938)
“I got love and kisses for my Chocolate Orange Cream Pie!” “And I owe it all to Aunt Hetty’s sharp tongue!” Chocolate orange cream pie dessert recipe
8 pecan fingers cookie recipes
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Pumpkin cream cake, pones, pudding, tapioca & rice (1935)
Martha Lee’s Corner & Homemaker’s Forum Pumpkin! Immediately you think of pumpkin pie or pumpkin tarts — or if you are right modern, pumpkin ice cream. But
